Sherwin Williams Harmonic Tan SW 6136
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- Harmonic Tan for bedroom (1 photo)
- Harmonic Tan for living room (7 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Harmonic Tan for bathroom (2 photos)
- Sherwin Williams SW 6136 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Harmonic Tan reviews (9 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Harmonic Tan undertones?
- Is Harmonic Tan SW 6136 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Harmonic Tan
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Harmonic Tan SW 6136
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Harmonic Tan SW 6136 |
| Code: | SW 6136 |
| Name: | Harmonic Tan |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Naturally Neutral |
What color is Sherwin Williams Harmonic Tan?
Sherwin Williams Harmonic Tan SW 6136 is a muted, mid-tone tan with a clearly warm, golden-beige cast. Its soft khaki character keeps it from reading too yellow, giving walls a grounded color that still reflects a fair amount of light. In bright natural light, Harmonic Tan can look lighter and more honeyed, while dimmer rooms may bring out its deeper beige-brown side. It suits living rooms, dining areas, and hallways, especially alongside cream trim, warm white upholstery, oak, walnut, aged brass, and natural woven textures. For contrast, pair this shade with deeper olive greens, charcoal-brown accents, or dark bronze hardware.
Harmonic Tan for bedroom
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing beige shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Harmonic Tan for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this beige shade can create a unique space
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Sherwin Williams SW 6136 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm mid-tone beige real bathrooms.
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Sherwin Williams SW 6136 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm beige hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Sherwin Williams Harmonic Tan reviews (9 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this beige that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Sherwin Williams Harmonic Tan undertones?
Harmonic Tan is a mid-light, muted caramel tan. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
198, 176, 138
Is Sherwin Williams Harmonic Tan cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 38°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
SW 6136 Harmonic Tan HSL code: 38, 34%, 66%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Harmonic Tan
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Harmonic Tan:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
SW 6136
Harmonic Tan
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Harmonic Tan with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 218, such as Sherwin Williams Rain Cloud and Sea Mariner.
LRV of Harmonic Tan
Harmonic Tan has an LRV of 45.04% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 45.04%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #c6b08a |
| RGB Decimal | 198, 176, 138 |
| RGB Percent | 77.65%, 69.02%, 54.12% |
| HSV | Hue: 38° Saturation: 30.3% Value: 77.65% |
| HSL | hsl(38, 34, 66) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 11.11 Yellow: 30.3 Key: 22.35 |
| YIQ | Y: 178.246 I: 25.321 Q: -7.172 |
| XYZ | X: 43.402 Y: 44.893 Z: 30.417 |
| CIE Lab | L:72.821 a:2.178 b:22.398 |
| CIE Luv | L:72.821 u:16.101 v:29.991 |
| Decimal | 13021322 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.002, -1.628, 19.986 |
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